Laredo Sound is a

sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the br ...

on the

Central Coast of British Columbia The British Columbia Coast, popularly referred to as the BC Coast or simply the Coast, is a geographic region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. As the entire western continental coastline of Canada ...

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, located on the north side of Price Island. It is connected to

Caamaño Sound Caamaño Sound () is a sound on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It extends east from Hecate Strait. Princess Royal Island, Rennison Island, and Aristazabal Island lie to the south of the sound. Several islands lie to the n ...

via Laredo Channel, which runs between

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and Aristazabal Island. Laredo Sound was named in 1792 by the Spanish naval officer

Jacinto Caamaño Jacinto Caamaño Moraleja, OC (September 8, 1759 – November 29, 1829) was a Spanish explorer who was the leader of the last great Spanish exploration of Alaska (then Russian America) and the British Columbia Coast. Explorations A few years lat ...

, commanding the frigate ''Aranzazu'', probably after the port city of

Laredo, Spain Laredo () is a town in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2008 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 12,648 inhabitants. In addition to Laredo, the municipality ...

. It is the namesake of ''CCGS Laredo Sound'', a SAR vessel operated by the

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